I think so too, my vet mentioned overweight contributing to it as well. The excess weight gets pushed onto the pelvic bone which basically makes it a smaller space for anything to pass through. I don't know if this is the case with you, but mine were both indoor so they were slightly over weight.
Thank you, when you don't have children your pets become your kids as I'm sure so many of you know. Sheldon was Doug's dad. It started with Sheldon last summer at 3, Doug just turned 3 at the beginning of August of this year. I do believe it is genetic but I am going to have to research it more...
Rest in Peace sweet little Doug, you are with Sheldon now. You left us so unexpectedly, we're having a really hard time accepting this. Especially since you left exactly one month after Sheldon left. We miss you so much already, I'm crying all the time. Connie is so sad too, she follows me all...
Of course, thank you. I'm definitely going to go the wet and low fibre route. We have lactulose left from my other kitty so I used it on Doug ( Mr. Megacolon) just to try to get things working but it did nothing so I will talk to the vet about Miralax. I've heard a lot of good things about it...
I feel so confused! He was on a high fibre diet but that was recommended for another cat who has since passed so we took our other 2 off it and he is now diagnosed with megacolon.
My boyfriend is going to pick up new food today, should it be wet and not high fibre?
I have no read it, I will right now.
He was on a high fibre diet because my previous cat had to be so it was just easier to give it to all the cats. Once Sheldon passed we changed the diet (about a month ago) to a lower calorie diet.
I'm almost positive it is because of what he was eating in...
Hi everyone,
Recently I lost one of my kitties due to Mega Colon and not recovering from the surgery. Just as I thought I was in the clear, my other male cat developed the same thing. He is now at the vet receiving enemas to try to help him. This is his first bat of constipation so they aren't...
wow such a good idea! one of my cats just decided she wants to be outside ALL THE TIME but I'm worried we may lose her, especially since we are living in Toronto. Going to try this (habicat) as an alternative
Thanks for all the great info! I am going to look into the raw diet for my 2 babies to see if it's the best option. I'm extremely nervous about one of them getting constipated (we just lost one from mega colon) so I'm hoping this will help preventing it
We lost Sheldon yesterday morning after only 4 years of life. He was my first pet (along with his sister) that I have had in my adult life, and loosing him has been extremely hard on my boyfriend and I (although still very fresh, all I do is cry). He had a surgery on Friday to reduce his colon...